6 Best Anne Bancroft Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 18, 2026

Anne Bancroft brought fierce, commanding intelligence to American film, and her best-known role became one of cinema’s defining seductions. The Graduate has a directionless graduate seduced by an older married woman, The Miracle Worker is the teacher-and-student classic, and Agnes of God has a psychiatrist investigating a young nun. 84 Charing Cross Road, The Turning Point and The Pumpkin Eater round out the list.

Agnes of God (1985)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A court-appointed psychiatrist investigates a young nun accused of killing her newborn baby.

Directed by Norman Jewison · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A New York writer's decades of letters with a London bookseller grow into a deep friendship.

Directed by David Hugh Jones · 1h 40m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Turning Point (1977)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Two former dance partners, one a star and one a mother, confront old rivalries when their daughter joins the company.

Directed by Herbert Ross · 1h 59m · Rated PG

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The Graduate (1967)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A directionless college graduate drifts into an affair with an older family friend.

Directed by Mike Nichols · 1h 47m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Anne Bancroft plays a woman whose eighth marriage is threatened by her husband's infidelity and her own emotional fragility.

Directed by Jack Clayton · 1h 50m

Where to watch

Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Miracle Worker (1962)

TMDB ★ 8.1

Anne Bancroft plays the determined teacher fighting to reach a blind and deaf young girl trapped in isolation.

Directed by Arthur Penn · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Anne Bancroft Movies

Agnes of God (1985)

84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

The Turning Point (1977)

The Graduate (1967)

The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

The Miracle Worker (1962)

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